Morgan County is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Morgan County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morgan County, ~17% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morgan County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Morgan County leans more Republican than 9 of 16 neighbors.
Morgan County runs about 43 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Morgan County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Morgan County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Morgan County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Morgan County hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Morgan County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 9%, below 85% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 69% of households in Morgan County are family households, above 76% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Morgan County, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Morgan County looks the way it does
Turnout in Morgan County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Perry County, OH R+56
- Athens County, OH D+8
- Noble County, OH R+55
- Washington County, OH R+42
- Muskingum County, OH R+41
- Wood County, WV R+41
- Hocking County, OH R+51
- Guernsey County, OH R+50
- Meigs County, OH R+58
- Pleasants County, WV R+59
Counties with Similar Populations
- Glacier County, MT D+32
- Newton County, IN R+54
- Madison County, VA R+34
- Washington County, IL R+53
- Winn Parish, LA R+44
- Converse County, WY R+66
- White County, IL R+59
- Morgan County, KY R+64
- Walthall County, MS R+26
- Breathitt County, KY R+62
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.